Weekly Report and Newsletter- 9th August 2024
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 5th August 2024.
Prime Lambs
A bigger show of 550 lambs were put before a full ring side of buyers, all keen to purchase all types of lambs. Heavy bred first cross Suffolks sold to £178 from R&D Kellet, Cockerham with Texels to £175 from B&J Preston, Caton and Beltex cross to £172 from C Ellison, Pilling. Best bred lambs were keenly bid for, with these regularly 340p/kg to 350p/kg. The best sold to 362p/kg for a pen of Beltex from C Ellison, Pilling with others to 360p/kg from P&V Bennett, Lancaster. Well finished commercial type lambs were regularly 320p/kg to 330p/kg, with other slightly under finished lambs below 300p/kg. A bigger show of hill bred lambs were forward, with a run of well finished Masham lambs from S&J France, Over Wyresdale to £130. A pen of 36kg Horned lambs sold to £102.50 from W Pinder, Clitheroe. More lambs could have easily been sold to the vendor’s advantage.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk: £178 Mill House Farm, £147, £144 Cocker House Farm, £141 Arna Wood Farm, £137 Beaumont Gate, £115 Dockensall Farm. Continental: £178 Deep Clough, £162, £160.50 Calderside Farm, £159 Ellers Farm, £157, £143 Catshaw Hall Farm. Texel: £175 Ellers Farm, £172, £166 Lingrow, £166, £165 Mill House Farm, £162 Lingrow. Beltex: £156 Botton Hall Farm, £146 Hutton Roof Hall, £142 Oak Aveune, £141 Hutton Roof Hall, £125 Botton Hall Farm. Hampshire: £135 Longstripes Farm. Masham: £130, £115 Kays Farm. Horned: £100 Longstripes Farm.
Cast Sheep
100 ewes were forward, selling to an over average of £122. Pure bred Texels sold to £252 from JRP Hughes, Quernmore. A pen of strong first cross Texel ewes sold to £196 from CM&CA Jackson, Caton with the strongest end £180 plus. Strong Mules sold to £172 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore who sold other pens to £164, with nice meated sorts £130 to £140. Dalesbred ewes sold to £112 from D&J Hay, Cockerham, with Herdwicks to £102 from W Pinder Jnr, Clitheroe. Meated strong Horned ewes were regularly £85 to £95.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £252 Askew Hill, £196 Forgelands, £180 Arna Wood Farm, £174, £172 Birch House Cottage, £167 Oak Aveune. Mule: £172, £164 Gibsons Farm, £140 The Crest, £140 Mearsbeck Farm, £136 Lee End Farm, £135 Askew Hill. Continental: £164 Dockensall Farm, £136 Oak Aveune. Horned: £112 Birch Hay Cottage, £102 Longstripes Farm. Dalesbred: £92, £61, £60 Kays Farm. Charollais: £70 High House Farm. Swaledale: £70 Appletree Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 6th August 2024.
Prime Lambs
A pleasing entry of 1574 lambs were forward, and sold to a strong average of 309p/kg. Once again here at Junction 36 all heavy lambs were adding up nicely. Texel sold to £187 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe. Beltexs sold to £177 from J&R Waller, Killington. Charmoise sold to £175 from LA&M Lambert, Lupton and Suffolks to £169 from WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet. Heavy pens were regularly £155 to £165. Best bred lambs saw Beltexs to 370p/kg from C Henderson, Chipping, who also sold Blue Texels to 355p/kg. The best bred lambs were regularly 335p/kg to 350p/kg. Nice meated commercial bred lambs were 320p/kg to 328p/kg. More Mule lambs were on offer today, with the best selling to £145 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale, with a full ring full to £139 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £187 Station Hotel Farm, £177 Hallbeck, £175 Brow Head, £169 Arklid Farm, £167.5 Howriggs, £167 Benson Hall. Suffolk: £169 £159.5 Lane Ends Farm, £167.5 Station Hotel Farm, £158 High House Farm, £157 Angerton Hall Farm. Continental: £163 £130 Brow Head, £134 £123 Corney Hill Farm, £129 £122 Angerton Hall Farm. Charolais: £156 Bowness Farm, £143.5 Black Bull Farm, £122 Meathop Park Farm. Mule: £145 Catshaw Hall Farm, £139 Fell End Farm, £131 Nether House Farm. Blue Texel: £143 Cragg House Farm. Beltex: £142 Cragg House Farm, £128 Far Highfield, £127 £118 Stubb Farm. Zwartble: £113 Woodside. Cheviot: £109 Hardberry Hill Farm.
Cast Sheep
An entry of 438 cast ewes were forward, with all categories selling to an increased trade on the week. Top price of the day was £272 for a Texel from D&S Robinson, Old Hutton. All strong well fleshed pure bred Texels surpassed £220. The best of the first cross ewes reached £216 from SW Atkinson, Crook, with these types regularly north of £180. Hampshire sold to £192 from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor with Charollais from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington at the same price. A good entry of Mule ewes sold to £186 from SW Atkinson, Crook with Masham’s reaching £174 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside. Hill ewes sold to £182 from for Cheviots from D&S Robinson, Endmoor with the best of the horned ewes reaching £132 from GW Robinson, Milnthorpe. Cast rams sold to £185 for a Suffolk and £178 for a Texel.
Top Prices;
- Texels ewes sold to £272.
- Blue Texel ewes sold to sold to £238.
- Hampshire ewes sold to £192.
- Charollais ewes sold to £192
- Mule ewes sold to £186
- Cheviot ewes sold to £182
- Suffolk ewes sold to £182
- Masham ewes sold to £174
- Dorset ewes sold to £168
- BFL ewes sold to £154.
- Lleyn ewes sold to £144.
- Rough Fell ewes sold to £120.
- Dalebred ewes sold to £118.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £272 Oakfield, £250 Headless Close, £232 Fell End Farm, £226 Highfield, £226 Old Croft, £222 Croftlands. Blue Texel: £238, £114 Cragg House Farm. Charollias: £192 Low Stangerthwaite, £168 Bowness Farm.Hampshire: £192 Endmoor Farm. Continental: £190 Nether Hall Farm, £130 Bowness Farm, £106 Mill View Farm. Mule: £186 Capplerigg Farm, £176 Angerton Farm, £174, Crossgates Farm, £172 Oakfield Farm, £168 Capplerigg Farm, £168 Flodder Hall. Suffolk: £182, £152 Sproat Ghyll. Cheviot: £182 Oakfield Farm, £154 Howriggs, £144 Nether Hall Farm, £132, £127 Howriggs, £94 Fairview House. Cheviot Mule: £170, £146 Seedhowe Cottages. Masham: £174 High Underbrow Farm, £140 Grate Farm, £136 High Underbrow Farm. Leicester: £154 Fell End Farm, £120 Corney Hill Farm, £92 Mill View Farm. Lleyn: £144, £116 Low Foulshaw. Horned: £132 Moss End Farm. Rough Fell: £120 Sproat Ghyll, £100 Steps Farm. Dalesbred: £118 Fell End Farm. Dorset: £108 Mill View Farm. Scottish Blackface: £94 Bowness Farm. Herdwick: £105 Croftlands, £86 (2), £72 Hazel Head Farm. Swaledale: £88 Meadow View Park, £76 Graves Farm.Kerry Hill: £82 Fairview House.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Suffolk: £180 Grate Farm. Texel: £178 Sproat Ghyll. Dorset: £168 Mill View Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 8th August 2024.
Calves
The Junction 36 fortnightly sale of calves and stirks saw an entry of 92 forward, with all goods keenly bid for. Top price in the calves today was £600 for a British Blue from MJ Carefoot, Longridge, with an additional five British Blue bulls surpassing the £550 mark. Native sired bulls sold to £440 for an Aberdeen Angus from J&S Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness, with Herford’s from HM&SJ Morris, Grange Over Sands at the same price. Charolais reached £430 and £420 from Bambers Farms, Cockerham. The best of the dairy bulls reached £200 for a Friesian from Messers Sowerby, Appleby. Heifer calves sold to £595 for a British Blue from MJ Carefoot, Longridge with other British Blues at £560 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. Aberdeen Angus sold to £410 from Kirkby & Longworth, Broughton in Furness with Herefords to £370 from Bambers Farms, Cockerham.
Stirks sold to a top of £990 on three occasions for a British Blue, Simmental and Limousin, all from Bambers Farms, Cockerham. S Mason, Old Hutton reached £800 for a British Blue bull. An additional two Charolais bulls from AK&BM Robinsons, Arkholme also selling for £800, at four month old. Freshly weaned Aberdeen Angus steers from Messrs Young, Lindale reached £690, with a trio of Aberdeen Angus heifers from J&R Waller, Killington reaching the same price.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £595 Halfpenny Lane Farm, £560 Townhead Farm, £500 Bambers Farm, £440 Greaves Farm, £380 Bambers Farm, £370 Moss House Farm. Limousin: £520 Halfpenny Lane Farm, £330 Elm Tree Farm. Angus: £410 Sella Farm, £390 Moss House Farm, £260 West Hall, £200 Mount Pleasant. Charolais: £370 Bambers Farm. Hereford: £370 Bambers Farm. Shorthorn: £120 Far Audlands.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £600 Halfpenny Lane Farm, £570 Bambers Farm, £560 Greaves Farm, £560 Coldcotes Farm, £560 Townhead Farm, £550 Townhead Farm. Hereford: £440 Wraysholme Tower, £400 Coldcotes, £370 Wraysholme Tower £260 Mount Pleasant. Angus: £440 Moss House Farm, £410 West Hall, £400 Bambers Farm, £390 West Hall, £290 Moss House Farm. Charolais: £430 Bambers Farm, £420 Bambers Farm, £410 Townhead Farm, £340 Townhead Farm. Friesian: £300 Townhead Farm, £230 Wraysholme Tower, £185 Far Audlands, £150 Far Audlands, £120 Far Audlands. Flekvieh: £155 Far Audlands.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £640 Halfpenny Lane Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Fleckvieh: £750 Hollins Farm. Angus: £690 Hallbeck, £460 Moss End Farm. British Blue: £490 Moss End Farm. Limousin: £470 Moss End Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £800 Kitchlow Farm. British Blue: £800 Greaves Farm. Friesian: £560 Rakesmoor Farm, £190 Kitchlow Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £990 Bambers Farm, £970 Bambers Farm, £860 Bambers Farm. Simmental: £990 Bambers Farm. British Blue: £990 Bambers Farm. Angus: £690 Moss End Farm. Friesian: £530 Kitchlow Farm.
Store Cattle
Today’s store cattle was put before an enthusiastic ring side of buyers, all looking to purchase replacement stock. A pair of Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £1480 from JB Jackson & Son, Allithwaite. Dairy bred Aberdeen Angus sold to £1280 from A&B Pickthall, Hincaseter who sold Limousins to £1250. A run of first cross British Blue bullocks from J&R Waller, Killington saw their best Limousin to £1090, with yearling grazing bullocks regularly £1000 plus. British Blue heifers sold to £1190 from Saunders and Noble, Kirkby in Furness with Aberdeen Angus to £1130 from S&M
Cooper, Leece. Yearling sucklers sold to £1080 from F&JM Mason, Mansergh. More store cattle are needed on a fortnightly basis, to satisfy buyers demands.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £1480 Templand Farm, £1280 Bradley Farm, £1190 Bradley Farm. Limousin: £1250 Bradley Farm, £910 Rufus Lane, £860 Mireside Farm, £830 Rufus Lane. British Blue: £1090 Hallbeck, £870 Hallbeck, £865 Hallbeck. Shorthorn: £740 Fair View, £720 Fair View. Friesian: £700 Hallbeck.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1190 Fair View, £1070 Fair View, £990 Rufus Lane, £870 Rufus Lane, £830 Hallbeck, £820 Hallbeck. Angus: £1130 Tarnside Farm, £1090 Bradley Farm, £1050 High Hollins, £990 Oversands View, £910 High Hollins. Limousin: £1100 Tarnside Farm, £1080 Mireside Farm, £1060 Tarnside Farm, £750 Rufus Lane. Hereford: £800 Oversands View, £770 Rufus Lane.
Store Bull Top Prices: Whitebred Shorthorn: £840 Lowfields Farm. Hereford: £700 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.
OTM Cattle
A nice entry of OTM’s were forward, with trade considered to be strong for all classes forward. Topping the pence per kilo today at 224p/kg was a Limousin from NW&EM Mason, Middleton. South Deven cows reached 204.5p/kg, with the best of the dairy cows 199.5p/kg from Messrs Dennison, Ulverston. Top gross price today was a Blonde cast bull weighing 1021kg, returning £1883.75. Top grossing cow achieved £1774.40 for a 920kg Hereford from GM Redmayne, Ings. Top grossing dairy cows achieved £1527.37, weight 806kg for a Friesian from WH Kitching & Son, Helsington.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 224.50 High Green Farm. South Devon: 204.50 Bowkerstead Farm. Friesian: 199.50 Scales Park Farm, 189.50, 181.50 Hawes Farm, 171.50, 169.50 Cockrigg Farm, 161.50 Scales Park Farm. Hereford: 189.50 Gowan Bank Farm. Charolais: 187.50, 174.50 Kate Farm, 149.50 Cragg House Farm. British Blue: 184.50 Cockrigg Farm. Shorthorn: 184.50 Kate Farm, 159.50 Craketrees. Dairy Shorthorn: 171.50 Craketrees. Stabiliser: 169.50 Kate Farm. Fleckvieh: 159.50 Far Audlands.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Hereford: 169.50 Mireside Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Blonde: 184.50 Low Garths.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 9th August 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
An entry of 62 calves & weanlings forward at Lancaster today. Top price of the day was £650 twice both for Charolais bull calves from J & G Thornley, Kirkham. Blues to £570 on 3 occasions, twice for bulls from AJ Metcalf, Out Rawcliffe & once for a heifer from G & ME Woodhouse, Ellel. With 20% of todays offering passing £500. Native sired calves to £510 for a Hereford bull from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh and native heifers to £470 for a Hereford from TE & M Kidd, Ellel. More calves needed every Friday at Lancaster- any enquiries contact Will on 07506283587 or Andrew on 07966556592.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £570, £510 (x2) Boldens Farm, £490 Barrow Greaves Farm, £470 Boldens Farm, £350 Walkers I’th Fields. Hereford: £470, £390, £360 Booth Hall. Angus: £200, £190, £170, £160 Cotestone Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £650 (x2) Derby Lodge Farm. British Blue: £550, £530, £510 Boldens Farm, £505 Derby Lodge Farm, £490, £450 Rose Farm. Hereford: £510 Polar Grove Farm, £440, £400 Booth Hall. Limousin: £450, £410 Poplar Grove Farm, £390 High Cark Farm. Angus: £360, £340, £330, £325, £320, £310 Walkers I’th Fields. Friesian: £240 Booth Hall.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £570 (x2) Moss Gate Farm.
Store Cattle
A catalogue entry of 262 store cattle was put before a packed ringside of prospective buyers with all classes considered to be dearer than of recent weeks.
The top spot was shared by 3 vendors this week, firstly for a pair of Aberdeen Angus x bullocks from R&E Butterfield, secondly another Aberdeen Angus x bullock from B & J Preston and finally for a British Blue x bullock from T & E Burrow all returning £1800. Shorthorn bullocks to £1760 from GR & A Foy and Charolais bullocks to £1730 from H Birkett & Son.
Heifers reached £1720 twice, one of those being a Charolais from JM Haddow and the other an Aberdeen Angus x from CP Bateman. EJ Hodgson was close behind with their Fleckvieh returning £1700.
A good run of Friesian bullocks from EE Thornton & Sons saw a top of £1480 for a pen of 5. Keen interest in 14-15 months old cattle with 14 month old Charolais bullocks to £1280 x6 from A&V&A Thornton, with 12 month old Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1060 from S&J France.
Bullocks levelled at £1422.45
Heifers levelled at £1393.79
Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1800 Throstle Grove Farm, £1690 Billinge Hall Farm, £1620 Ellers Farm, £1600 Holmes Farm, £1600 Staffords Farm, £1490 Netherbeck Barn. Angus: £1800 Linghaw Farm, £1800 Ellers Farm, £1710 Middle Grange Farm, £1690 Holme House Farm, £1610 Grange Farm, £1600 North Farm. Shorthorn: £1760 Parkside Farm, £1580 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1550 Parkside Farm, £1500 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1200 Cinderbarrow Farm. Charolais: £1730 North Farm, £1680 Manor Farm, £1640 Manor Farm, £1380 Manor Farm, £1300 Windy Hill Farm, £1280 Little Crimbles. Limousin: £1710 Holmes Farm, £1700 North Farm, £1640 Downlands Farm, 31400 Lodge Farm, £1400 Lambrigg
Head Farm, £1180 Ellers Farm. Hereford: £1710 Old Glasson Farm, £1580 Pasture House Farm, £1470 Billinge Hall, £1430 Oakhead Farm, £1410 Ellers Farm, £1400 Windy Hill Farm. Norweigan: £1700 Ellers Farm, £1560 Ellers Farm. Montbelliarde: £1620 Ellers Farm, £1560 Ellers Farm, £1510 Ellers Farm. Friesian: £1480 Downlands Farm, £1470 Grizdale, £1470 Downlands Farm, £1450 Downlands Farm, 31360 Lambrigg Head Farm, 31360 Hill Top Farm. Simmental: £1450 Old Glasson Farm, £1280 Little Crimbles. Swedish Red: £1470 Grizdale. Flekvieh: £1080 Deep Clough Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1720 Croft Foot Farm, £1670 Cheetham House Farm, £1610 Fairfield, £1600 Parkside Farm, £1580 Kirkbeck, £1560 Pennine Way. Charolais: £1720 Viver Mill Farm, £1510 Manor Farm, £1500 Viver Mill Farm, £1390 Manor Farm, £1260 Pennine Way, £1260 Oakhead Farm. Flekvieh: £1700 Lambrigg Head Farm. Limousin: £1640 Wood Nook Farm, £1390 Endmoor Farm, £1160 Low Pleasant, £1130 Elston Old Hall, £1080 Low Pleasant, £1050 Low Pleasant. British Blue: £1620 Endmoor Farm, £1480 Wood Nook Farm, £1450 Staffords Farm, £1360 Oakenhead, £1210 Plumpton Hall Farm. Shorthorn: £1600 Viver Mill Farm, £1370 Croft Foot Farm. Blonde: £1450 Oakenhead. Hereford: £1430 Pasture House Farm. Friesian: £900 Middle Ridge Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Longhorn: £930 Larbreck Hill Farm. Limousin: £870 Ivy Farm. British Blue: £870 Ivy Farm, £760 Ivy Farm. Friesian: £710 Larbreck Hill Farm.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of otm cattle this Friday saw a total of 98 through the bottom ring, consisting of 73 otm cows, 13 otm heifers, 7 otm steers and 5 otm bulls. Cows saw an average of 173.4p/kg, topping at 259.5p/kg or £1816.50 for a cracking Limousin cow from TW Gorst, Crook. Other beef bred cows saw GJ & V Parkinson, Preesall with a Hereford at 179.5p/kg or £1534.73
Friesian cows saw a top of 209.5p/kg or £1623.67 from J&G Thornley, Roseacre, not far behind was Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham at £1620. Plenty of other good meated cows round the £1450-£1550 mark. Cows straight out of the parlour look a decent trade, round the 155-170p/kg mark.
OTM heifers saw an average of 237p/kg with regular Lancaster supporters A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel at 274.5p/kg or £1822 for a British Blue. R Collinge & Son, Newton with a good run of Limousin heifers topping at 267.5p/kg or £1709.33 with others at £1636.43. Friesian heifers saw Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale at £1693 or 234.5p/kg.
Cast Steer trade saw plenty of interest with R Collinge & Son, Newton continuing a good day at 279.5p/kg or £1914.58 with T & E Burrow, Slyne showing British Blues to 269.5p/kg or £1627.78.
Cast Bulls averaged today 213p/kg with J Miller, Preston taking the top spot at 239.5p/kg or £1844.50. Other beef bred bulls to £1628.05 from Messrs Hey & Sons, Quernmore.
More OTM cattle required next week. Don’t hesitate to ring any of our auctioneers or fieldsman to discuss the marketing of your cattle.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 259.50, 234.50 Gilpin Farm, 224.50 Fell End Farm, 209.50 Cheetham House Farm, 204.50, 199.50 Fell End Farm. British Blue: 251.50 Gilpin Farm. Hereford: 214.50 Croft Foot Farm, 187.50, 179.50 Moss View, 157.50 Holmfields, 154.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Friesian: 209.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 194.50 Sweetings Farm, 194.50 Yew Tree Farm, 189.50 Sweetings Farm, 189.50 Docker Hall Farm, 189.50 Walkers I’th Fields. Swedish Red: 184.50, 167.50 Docker Hall Farm. Norwegian Red: 184.50 Docker Hall Farm. Stabiliser: 184.50 Fell End Farm. Simmental: 157.50 Braida Garth. Fleckvieh: 157.50, 134.50 Newfield. Angus: 149.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Shorthorn: 139.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Montbeliarde: 139.50 Docker Hall Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 274.50 Yeat House, 239.50 Kellbrick Farm. Limousin: 267.50 (x2), 261.50 The Dingle. Angus: 254.50 Raw Head. Montbeliarde: 244.50 Yeat House. Friesian: 234.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, 229.50, 199.50 Elm Tree Farm, 179.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 149.50 Batty Hill. Charolais: 224.50 Cobble Hey Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 279.50 The Dingle. British Blue: 269.50 Throstle Grove Farm, 264.50 Windy Hill Farm, 261.50 Throstle Grove Farm. Angus: 239.50 Netherbeck Barn, 239.50 Gulf Farm, 219.50 Bank House Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Charolais: 254.50 Thornlea. Saler: 239.50 Thornlea. Limousin: 211.50 High Hollinhead Farm. Angus: 189.50 Greenalls Farm. Hereford: 184.50 Lawkland Hall Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 12th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 13th
J36: 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 15th
J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 16th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
Saturday 17th
J36: 10:30am Rare Breeds & Poultry Sale
